Tiêu đề Vocabulary MCQ #3 ✅

SPRINGBOARD - UOE | VOCABULARY MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION - SERIES #3 PART I. CORE WORDS Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. Question 1. Despite the harsh flow of the stream, she _______ her way through the water. A. powered B. struck C. directed D. scrambled Question 2. It was difficult to __________his handwriting, which was little more than a scrawl. A. discern B. decode C. decipher D. describe Question 3. They decided that his story was at best ___________and at worst a downright lie. A. untrue B. exasperated C. exaggerated D. fallible Question 4. He has amassed many sports __________ as he is a good all-round sportsman. A. trophies B. competitions C. rewards D. tournaments Question 5. The teacher ____________ the boy’s mobile phone until after school, as he was using it during lessons. A. commissioned B. collected C. confiscated D. conceded PART II. COLLOCATIONS & FIXED PHRASES Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. Question 6. Many people no longer trust their own ______ memories and commit every detail of their lives to some digital device or other and are completely lost without it. A. controllable B. susceptible C. vulnerable D. fallible Question 7. Being a ______ entrepreneur, you will have to make a special effort for people to take you seriously. A. fruiting B. budding C. blossoming D. flowering Question 8. He will be sued for _______ of contract if he does not do what he promised. A. fracture B. crack C. rupture D. breach
Question 9. We had _______ cold winter this year, so our heating bills were very high. A. a reluctantly B. an excessively C. an aimlessly D. a cautiously Question 10. They are a real ______ organization; they are only interested in making a profit as soon as possible. A. devil-may-care B. fly-by-night C. open-and-shut D. down-to-earth PART III. PHRASAL VERBS & IDIOMS Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. Question 11. The delight in treasure finding doesn’t always ______ acquiring tremendous amounts of valuables. A. dwell on B. poke around C. lay about D. hinge upon Question 12. Facebook's shares are ______ after the company launched a new Instagram feature that will compete with TikTok in the US. A. holding her thumb B. on high skies C. coming up roses D. on a tear Question 13. Henry kept trying to ______ his duties, so his manager told him if he didn’t take responsibility for his work, he would have to leave the company. A. beaver away B. clam up C. chicken out of D. weasel out of Question 14. Sam swore that he would ______ after he figured out that I had started the rumor about him. A. fight shy of me B. get even with me C. lie heavy on me D. run afoul of me Question 15. The spokesperson said the information campaign was a ______ to hide the most regressive tax in history. A. red tape B. fig leaf C. book cover D. witch cloak
ANSWER KEY Question 1. A Detailed Explanation : Power (v) to act with great strength or in a forceful way Strike (v) to hit or attack sb or sth violently and forcefully Direct(v) to aim sth in a particular direction Scramble(v) to climb or move quickly but with difficulty , often using your hands to help you Question 2. C Detailed Explanation : Discern : to see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear Decode : to discover the meaning of information given in a secret or complicated way, to understand the meaning of a word or phrase in a foreign language in the correct way Decipher :to discover the meaning of something hard to understand or which contains a hidden message ->giải mã, đọc mật mã, giải đoán (chữ khó xem ,chữ viết xấu,chữ cổ,....) Question 3. C Detailed Explanation : Untrue (a) :Không đúng Exasperated (a) : annoyed, especially because you can do nothing to solve a problem Exaggerated (a) : seeming larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is (phóng đại ) Fallible (a) : able or likely to make mistakes Question 4. A Detailed Explanation : Trophy (n) :giải thưởng ,cúp (thể dục ,thể thao) Tournament( n) :cuộc đấu (thể dục , thể thao) Reward (n) : tiền thưởng, vật thưởng, sự thưởng công - amass many sports trophy : tích lũy nhiều cúp thể thao Question 5. C Detailed Explanation :